How’s that for a dramatic finish? About 12 minutes after the 4 p.m. ET cutoff of the MLB trade deadline, news broke that the Los Angeles Dodgers had acquired ace Yu Darvish from the Texas Rangers.
Watching a team on a 114-win pace add the top starting pitcher on the market was staggering, to say the least. It was by far the biggest move of the day, trumping the New York Yankees’ addition of Sonny Gray.
Here’s a minute-by-minute look at how all of Monday’s action unfolded.